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Vineyard 61 Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1162655LondonPoverty relief
Income£728k2025-03-31
Spending£727ksame year
Spent / received71%5-year average
Size in its cause91st pctPoverty relief
Registered2015CIO
Employees13latest return

Analysis

Vineyard 61 Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vineyard 61 Church reported income of £728k and spending of £727k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £504k to £728k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vineyard 61 Church sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Irish Association (£728k), Hafway (£729k) and Friends of Galanta (£727k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, investments 6.7% and charitable activities 5.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £168k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.

Income and spending

£0£496k£991k£1.5m£2.0m2021 Income: £504,4452021 Spending: £466,39420212022 Income: £484,6222022 Spending: £474,49920222023 Income: £552,5502023 Spending: £635,89720232024 Income: £1,982,6582024 Spending: £711,78020242025 Income: £728,2492025 Spending: £727,2882025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 88%
  • Charitable activities 5.8%
  • Investments 6.7%

In the charity's own words

WE ARE A CHRISTIAN CHURCH WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME. WE HOST SUNDAYSERVICES, COMMUNITY, AND MIDWEEK SOCIAL, SPORTS AND INTEREST GROUPS. We are a multisite church based in SW London with sites in Balham, Battersea, and Wandsworth. We run various projects including 'Warm Spaces', Toddler groups, homeless outreach, healing, evangelism, and various youth work initiatives.

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Birmingham Irish AssociationBirmingham£728k
HafwayBolton£729k
Friends of GalantaManchester£727k
Ambition Lawrence WestonBristol£729k